Sturgill Simpson

About Sturgill Simpson

He is best known for his 2014 album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in the United States. He is also known for his singles"Living the Dream,""The Promise", and"Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean".

John Sturgill Simpson is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of October 2020, he has released six albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, were independently released in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The latter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, listed 18th on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2014," and named among "NPR's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014." His third album, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, was released on Atlantic Records and was Simpson's first major-label release, later earning him Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards while also being nominated for Album of the Year. Simpson's fourth album, Sound & Fury, was released on September 27, 2019. He released two albums in 2020 - Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 - which feature bluegrass interpretations of songs from across his catalog.

Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor
Labels	High Top Mountain, Atlantic, Elektra
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Birth name	John Sturgill Simpson
Genres	Outlaw country, country, blues, rock, Bluegrass
Born	June 08, 1978, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Years active	2004–present

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Trivia

He struggled with alcohol abuse during his younger years, but became sober in his late twenties.

Sturgill Simpson before fame

Before recording his debut solo album, High Top Mountain, he served in the United States Navy, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad, and formed the bluegrass music group Sunday Valley.

Achievement of Sturgill Simpson

He struggled with alcoholism in his youth, but he became sober in his late twenties.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Sturgill Simpson family life

He was born in Jackson, Kentucky, and raised in Versailles, Kentucky, where his father was a police officer and his mother was a secretary. After living in Nashville, Tennessee, he and his wife had a son.

Associations of Sturgill Simpson

Waylon Jennings, a"Outlaw Country" performer from Texas, has been linked to his music.

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